Steelers Hire Chidi Iwuoma as BLESTO Scout

The Pittsburgh Steelers have hired former cornerback Chidi Iwuoma as the team’s BLESTO Scout, it was announced today. The team’s former BLESTO Scout, Mike Butler, will now serve as a college scout.

Iwuoma comes to the Steelers after serving as the Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Development at the University of California from 2010-12. Prior to that, Iwuoma worked in Cal’s Athletic Study Center from 2009-10, where he assisted student-athletes with a wide range of academic topics.

Iwuoma spent seven seasons as a cornerback in the NFL from 2001-07, and he was a member of the Steelers’ Super Bowl XL team.